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Recent Examples of airframe
In effect, this creates a financial bias towards product line consolidations and against airframe innovation.
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Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Ideas for radical improvements of airframes are available.
—Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
It should be noted that airframes are used to save weight.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
And if all else fails, the plane has a manually deployable airframe parachute.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
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Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Ideas for radical improvements of airframes are available.
—Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
It should be noted that airframes are used to save weight.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
And if all else fails, the plane has a manually deployable airframe parachute.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airframe
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Governments around the world have trained eagles to attack unmanned aircraft.Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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No information about the aircraft is listed on the website except for its model type, a Pilatus PC-12 NG, which is an aircraft commonly used as an air ambulance.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The airplane—powered by oil—ended the horse’s military advantage.David Chaffetz, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2024
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While many people wondered why the US military couldn’t just shoot down the drones, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and independent experts say the drone mystery may not be much of a mystery, and the drones are probably mostly just airplanes.Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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There is no wreckage of Glenn Miller's plane, and no definitive answers.Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
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The 15-minute car ride is excellent news for families with small children and travelers looking for a long weekend beach getaway who want to hit the beach within an hour of getting off the plane.Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
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With just 54 cabins and suites in a space that would typically see 200, the new vessel will be primarily sold for full ship charters.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Now, sailors can jump aboard any of our ships, across an endless variety of exciting destinations for an entire year.Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Santa runs a high-tech metropolis with elves, airships and special-mission forces: Delivering presents is a huge operation done with military precision so there can’t be any shenanigans.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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There was a group of sea scouts who were holding onto an airship, and a gust of wind blew the ship into the air and pulled them hundreds of feet with it.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Rotorcraft like helicopters have the advantage of vertical takeoffs and landings in rough country but haven't much in the way of speed.David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife shared a video on social media of a group of endangered desert bighorn sheep being airlifted safely across the sky by a helicopter to relocate them in an effort to help bolster their population.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Airframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airframe. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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